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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 11.05.1915
  • Place of enlistment: Montreal, Quebec.
  • Service no: McG/19
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death: 26
  • Date of Death: 04.06.1916
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 10

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 08.05 1890
  • Place of Birth: Monifieth
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Machinist
  • Mother:

    Rebecca Smith Crichton

  • Father:

    William Crichton, 148 – 1st Ave, Verdun, Quebec

  • Siblings:

    Millie, James

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about David Crichton

David has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial. He joined Princess Patricia’s Canadian light Infantry in the field 01/09/1915 from the 2nd University Company. He was killed in action at Sanctuary Wood. David had a brother who also served in the Great War, he was Pte James Crichton 338, 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Canadian Army Medical Corps who was deemed no longer fit for service due to Insanity and who died in Canada October 15, 1918.

$10 a month of Davids Army pay was being sent to a Bertha Mussen, 2292 Clerk St, Montreal. Davids father was listed as residing at 35 Brook St, Monifieth when he enlisted.

For more information on David visit, David’s Memorial also David’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register

For reasons unknown David Crichton is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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